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Proverbs 5:3

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5:3For the lips5 of the adulterous woman drip honey,

and her seductive words6 are smoother than olive oil,

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  1. 5 “Lips” is a metonymy of cause, referring to her words. Dripping honey is an implied comparison between the product and her words, which are flattering and smooth (cf. Song 4:11). See M. Dahood, “Honey That Drips. Notes on Proverbs 5:2–3,” 54 (1973): 65–66.
  2. 6 Heb “her palate.” The word חֵךְ (khekh, “palate; roof of the mouth; gums”) is a metonymy of cause (= organ of speech) for what is said (= her seductive speech). The present translation clarifies this metonymy with the phrase “her seductive words.”

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey,

and her speech is smoother than oil,

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,

and her speech is smoother than oil;

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey

and her words are smoother than oil,

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,

and her mouth is smoother than oil.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey,

and smoother than oil is her mouth.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb,

And her mouth is smoother than oil:

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